Category: CA 2022

Our hike this time was the Britt Trails which is just above the amphitheater in town. Continue reading “Catching Up Part 7 – Hiking in Jacksonville and going for a ride”

This day’s hike was on the East Applegate Ridge Trail. Continue reading “Catching Up Part 6 – Hiking nearby Jacksonville, OR”

One of the regular daily routines was taking Bob and Maggie for a walk.  Jay and I went to Forest Park which is west of Jacksonville. Continue reading “Catching Up Part 5 – Hiking nearby Jacksonville, OR”

We decided to walk around Jacksonville one evening.  I didn’t realize that there used to be a Chinatown there! Continue reading “Catching Up Part 4 – around Jacksonville, OR”

Okay, I warn you now that there are a TON of photos in this post.  I probably won’t write much because I think the pictures say it all!  Enjoy! Jay took me on a little day trip up to Crater Lake OR.  I’d never been there before and it was absolutely stunning! Continue reading “Catching Up Part 3 – Crater Lake, OR”

Oops!  I completely forgot to add all of the things I did when I was up in Oregon!  Just noticed it today, so I’ll be playing catch-up (as you can tell from the title) Continue reading “Catching Up Part 2 – Ferndale, CA”

This happened the other day.  I was at Manzoni Wine Tasting room having a glass of wine and talking with Christina who works there.  A woman came in – she had just gotten her hair done next door – and was inquiring about the wines. Continue reading “Geography Lesson”

I didn’t have to rush to Santa Rosa and the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens were just a mile down the road so I decided to stop in.  Took a bunch of photos (of course) Continue reading “Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens”

As promised here is a post about Fort Bragg.  I stayed at a great hotel in the harbor called NOYO Harbor Inn. Continue reading “Fort Bragg”

I left socked-in-by-fog Turtle Rocks and drove into town to drop something off at the post office.  Then, it was off to Fort Bragg, about a 3 1/2 hour drive or so.  And since I wasn’t in a hurry, I decided to drive on the Avenue of the Giants (as in Redwood Trees!) Continue reading “On the way to Fort Bragg”

Another day while I was staying in Freshwater we went to Trinidad.  I’m actually staying there until tomorrow, on my way back down to Carmel.  Here’s a bunch of photos: Continue reading “Trinidad CA”

After arriving in Freshwater I was greeted by Bob the dog:

Continue reading “Freshwater and Arcata CA”

Wow – it’s been a while since I updated the blog!  I’ve been on the move.  Needed to leave Solbakken on July 30 and have been in a bunch of different places since then. Continue reading “Catching Up”